Rory Kinnear
| Rory Kinnear | |
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Kinnear in 2012
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| Born |
17 February 1978 London, England |
| Alma mater |
St Paul's School, London Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner(s) | Pandora Colin |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Roy Kinnear Carmel Cryan |
Rory Kinnear (born 17 February 1978) is an English actor and playwright who has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre.
He is known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre, and in various video games of the franchise. He is the youngest actor to play the role of Bill Tanner. He also won a Laurence Olivier Award for portraying Fopling Flutter in a 2008 version of The Man of Mode, and a British Independent Film Award for his performance in the 2012 film Broken. In 2014, he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Shakespeare's villain Iago in the National Theatre production of Othello.
Kinnear was born in London, England, the son of late actor Roy Kinnear and actress Carmel Cryan. He has two sisters, Kirsty and Karina. Through his father, a well-known British comedy actor, he is the grandson of the international rugby union and rugby league player Roy Kinnear, and he is the godson of actor Michael Williams. Educated at Tower House School and St Paul's School, London, he read English at Balliol College, Oxford and then studied acting at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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